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Chapter 817 Gunner Myth This is Anfield!
(Third update, asking for a monthly pass)

The match against Liverpool is only three days away from the end of the Champions League group stage, but because Arsenal qualified ahead of the group stage, they had four more days to prepare than Liverpool. Not only did Arsenal have an advantage over Liverpool in terms of morale, but also in terms of physical fitness. At Anfield, these advantages may disappear. No matter for Premier League teams or teams around the world, Anfield Stadium is a special place. It is not too much to call it a hell for the visiting team.

Last year, the "Daily Mail" voted for the 50 stadiums with the most intense atmosphere in the world, and Anfield Stadium ranked first. Fabregas admitted to reporters that when he first went to Anfield, Was shocked, "Liverpool's home is incredible, their fans are always so crazy, even for the smallest cup game, there is such an atmosphere there, it seems that they have 12 people playing."

In the recent training, Li Huan's teammates and coaches have been trying to make Li Huan understand the atmosphere of Anfield Stadium and prepare him mentally. Li Huan has now become the backbone of the team, and his performance will directly determine the victory of the game Negative, even more obvious than Cesc Fabregas, now the British media regard Li Huan as the barometer of Arsenal.

However, Li Huan didn't feel much fear. He was more looking forward to it. As an amateur music trendsetter, Li Huan not only shocked Shankly's arrogant "This is Anfield!" Interested, it is said that not only can you hear "You will never walk alone" adapted from the song "You will never walk alone" by Gerry & The Peace-mokers in the high-level stands, but you can also see the Italian-style sea of ​​flags and hear the imitation "The Beatles" music.

And Wenger's mood is not as romantic as Li Huan's. Now he has a headache every day on how to deal with Liverpool's destructive impact tactics.Wenger's heart sank whenever he thought of the scene where the Liverpool people fired the ball from the distant backcourt like a cannonball, and then six or seven players charged towards the opponent's penalty area like a cavalry charge, Wenger's heart sank. , the Red Devils Manchester United are really inferior to the Red Army Liverpool, Wenger even thinks that it is appropriate to switch the nicknames of the two teams.

Liverpool's style of play is very similar to Mourinho's Chelsea, 451 when defending, 433 when attacking, precise and accurate calculation of the opponent's weaknesses and mistakes, and winning steadily, but the difference between Liverpool and Chelsea is that Liverpool used to be the dominant player in Europe. It was the team led by Shankly. Even the Spaniard Benitez could not change the blood and blood that Liverpool had accumulated. It can be said that Liverpool's three-goal reversal of AC Milan in 07 was not due to Benitez, but the accumulation of history. Temperament is at work.Against a Liverpool team like this, you can't have a moment of peace of mind until the game is over.

If the team is constructive and destructive, then Arsenal and Liverpool are typical representatives of the two types. Liverpool is very good at destroying, hoarding heavy troops in the middle, and launching crazy presses throughout the court, so that the opponent cannot cooperate and catch Counterattack when there is an opportunity, this is Liverpool's style of play.

Wenger and Liverpool have clashed for more than ten years, and he knows this very well.He believes that the Red Army will not change their tactics in this game. What he needs to consider now is how to break through Liverpool's defense, while avoiding being pierced by Liverpool's large-scale counterattack.For this game, the coaching staff even sacrificed their rest time to make full preparations. They studied all the formations used by Liverpool this season, and the number of wins and losses of each formation has been recorded in detail. Avoid Liverpool's strong central defense and open gaps from the wing.In defense, increase the thickness of the defense in the middle to prevent being overwhelmed by Gerrard, Torres and Dirk.

At ten o'clock in the morning on December 12th, the fully prepared and high-spirited Arsenal set off from London to Liverpool, the capital of Merseyside. At Anfield Stadium, Arsenal will begin to challenge their own record of 13 consecutive victories in the Premier League. , At the same time, he also challenged the shameful record of six years of invincibility at Anfield.

It takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to take the bus from London to Liverpool. After the team arrived in Liverpool, they had lunch at the reserved hotel, and then went to the Anfield Stadium to get used to the venue. The game time was almost up. Take a nap on the bus.

Arsenal's record is hot, and the enthusiasm of the gun fans has also been mobilized. There are more than 6000 London fans who went to Liverpool at the same time as the Arsenal bus. This does not include the London fans and foreign fans who went to Liverpool in advance. Anfield The stadium can only accommodate more than 4 people, and it is impossible for the Liverpool club to give Arsenal too many tickets. These fans go to Liverpool more to feel the atmosphere outside the stadium.But in order to support the team, these fans still chose to support the team at the place closest to the stadium to counter the pressure on their players at Anfield.

The yellow jersey campaign initiated by Hornby and other old fans has had a great effect. Not only are there many fans, most of the old fans also dug out the yellow away jerseys that have been placed for many years and put them on, saying "Let's challenge the Hell Stadium together" "Flags and banners, rushed to Liverpool in a mighty way, fans who are not familiar with Arsenal's history may think that this is another team's fans.

The battle between Liverpool and Arsenal is the highlight of the 16th round. In a game that ended early the day before, Chelsea was tied 3:3 at home by Everton, another team in Liverpool City, while the Red Devils Manchester United They will accept a strong challenge from Aston Villa at their home court. If Arsenal can win this round, they will leave Chelsea by 8 points and even have a chance to leave Manchester United.

However, because Manchester City, which competed with Liverpool for the top four, just drew, and Tottenham lost. Liverpool, ranked seventh, also hopes to win this game to narrow the points gap with the top four. It can be said that the few games just ended It will probably make this game more intense.

At the press conference before the game, neither Benitez nor Wenger said much. The game is about to start. The two head coaches who have been fighting for six years are really not interested in saying anything. See you on the court.

The game was held at 13 pm on the 4th. The time was a little early. This was for the convenience of Asian fans. In this regard, the Premier League did better than La Liga. Asian fans would not have to crawl out of the hot bed at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night. Watch the game, or continue to sleep and do a fierce ideological struggle.

The game has not yet started, and the Anfield Stadium, which can accommodate 3 fans, is already full of seats. The entire stadium is painted in red, and banners and scarves are flying wantonly over the stands. The KOP stands, where Liverpool's most loyal fans gather, are leading All the fans sang the theme song "You'll Never Walk Alone".Of course, I will occasionally sing praises to the stars. Among the praises of more than [-] "singers", Liverpool's stars must be in a daze.

15 minutes before the game, Kroenke and his daughter Bella came to the game again. The daughter of the new Arsenal owner has been interested in football since Arsenal defeated Chelsea. She turned out to be more interested in basketball. , is a fan of his father's Nuggets.

Five minutes before the start of the game, Hicks, one of the two American owners of Liverpool, also walked into the box. His partner Gillette wanted to abandon Liverpool, but Hicks hoped to stay in Liverpool. The club still has great potential to tap.

Immediately afterwards, two teams, Liverpool and Arsenal, which will be watched by fans all over the UK and even the world today, came out of the narrow player tunnel. The loud singing at the stadium changed into applause and shouts at the same moment, "Long live Liverpool!" The cheers from less than [-] Arsenal fans were almost completely overshadowed by Liverpool fans.

Li Huan just woke up from the shock caused by the words "This is Anfield" written in the passage of the dressing room. At this time, he was shocked by the Liverpool fans at the scene. At this moment, he really understood why Shankly could say so aggressively. Saying "This is Anfield!", it's the fanatical fans that gave him that confidence, it's a reminder to the players who they're playing for, and it's also a warning to opponents who they're fighting against.

Li Huan shook his head and said to himself: "It's really awesome. It's really different."

After hearing what Li Huan said, Fabregas turned his head and said, "This is just the beginning."

When the captains of the two sides were exchanging the team flags and badges, the commentators on the scene were also loudly introducing the starting lineups of the two sides to the fans. After the loud singing stopped, the fans on the scene began to call out the names of each team. Liverpool players cheering.At the same time began to boo the Arsenal players.

本场比赛利物浦的首发11人是25-雷纳；2-格伦-约翰逊，23-卡拉格，5-阿格尔，12-奥雷里奥；20-马斯切拉诺，21-卢卡斯；18-库伊特，8-杰拉德，15-贝纳永；9-托雷斯

This is a 4231 formation. This formation and the 442 formation are the most commonly used by Liverpool. There are few changes in the positions of the four defenders. The two sides of the midfield are very important breakthroughs. 4 pays more attention to the winger. Taking advantage of Benayoun and Kevin Dirk, occupying the position on the front side, captain Gerrard is responsible for the offense, the impact of him and Torres, and his long-range shots are the magic weapon for Liverpool to destroy the enemy.

阿森纳依然是4-3-3的阵型：1-阿穆尼亚；13-李欢，10-加拉斯，5-维尔马伦，30-特劳雷；4-法布雷加斯，17-亚历山大-宋，2-迪亚比，11-爱德华多；14-沃尔科特，8-纳斯里

In this game, Cesc Fabregas became one of the three defensive midfielders. Eduardo was the center forward, but the offense was placed on Li Huan and Walcott on the two wings.

(End of this chapter)